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Evening Times Champions Cup

The Evening Times Champions Cup, the name of the current version, is an association football trophy for clubs of the Junior level in the western part of Scotland. Sponsored by the Glasgow-based newspaper the Evening Times (now branded as Glasgow Times) since its inception, the trophy has been competed for since 1896 and has been recommissioned under many different guises throughout its history. It was originally awarded annually as a league championship trophy, but has latterly been contested in a Super Cup style format for winners of various league divisions and local cups in the region.

The original purpose of the trophy was that it would be presented to the winners of the Glasgow Junior League since the inception of competition in 1895–96.

The inaugural winners of the trophy Cambuslang Hibernian would later have its name inscribed on the trophy.

After the intermediate dispute of 1925, the trophy was awarded to the champions of the breakaway Scottish Intermediate League from 1927–28.

The destination of the trophy was determined in a play-off match between the Eastern and Western divisional winners.

As of 1931–32, the overall winners of Central Junior League were awarded the trophy.

The trophy was presented to the league champions in seasons with a single division. The Eastern and Western (or 'A' and 'B') division winners would commence to a play-off for the trophy. Semi-finals were required if there were seasons with more than two divisions.

The Lanarkshire regional league was absorbed into a new Central region set-up as part of a major restructure ahead of season 1968–69.

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